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Applications are open for a PhD scholarship opportunity to undertake research in an NHMRC and Lowitja Institute-funded project - Healing the Past by Nurturing the Future: learning to identify and support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents who have experienced complex childhood trauma, during pregnancy and the early years after birth.

Members of the Stolen Generations are calling on governments to commit to more healing resources to break the cycle of trauma destroying their families and communities, as they commemorated the 10th anniversary of the National Apology on February 13.

On the 10th anniversary of Kevin Rudd's Stolen Generation Apology, Aboriginal Affairs Minister and the nation's first Indigenous treasurer Ben Wyatt said the impacts of government policy would be 'felt for generations'.

An organisation supporting the health and wellness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across Kwinana and Rockingham in Western Australia has welcomed a $20 million tender aiming to reduce the number of Aboriginal children in out-of-home care.

Tuesday 13 February 2018 marks the 10 year anniversary of the Apology to Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people by former Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, apologising for past laws, policies and practices that have impacted on Australia's First Nations Peoples, particularly members of the Stolen Generation.

From Kununurra to Mildura, Casuarina to Logan, the Mornington Peninsula to Cherbourg and Muswellbrook to Adelaide, communities around the country will come together this month to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the National Apology to the Stolen Generations on 13 February.

The Healing Foundation is calling for tenders for the development of a National youth healing framework that incorporates examples of promising practice to guide State and Territory Governments to develop effective healing policies and programs targeted at Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people.

ConnectGroups Support Groups Association Western Australia (WA) Inc, in partnership with the Mental Health Commission WA, is pleased to announce the next round of Dream it Forward Small Grants Program funding is now open for applications.

The Healing Foundation says an overhaul of current programs is essential to turn around the alarming trend of higher than average levels of family violence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

On the eve of White Ribbon Day, The Healing Foundation will launch a report which highlights current failures and outlines a new framework to reduce family violence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

On Friday 27th October the Baabayn Aboriginal Corporation hosted its OCHRE Healing Forum event on behalf of the Mt Druitt Aboriginal community - the first in a series of forums to be held across New South Wales (NSW) during 2017 and 2018.

A unique school program in Brisbane is reducing the likelihood of out-of-home care and juvenile detention for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and saving the taxpayer millions of dollars, says a new study.

Since the establishment of the Healing Foundation, there has been a significant growth in awareness of the impacts of trauma on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and the need for trauma-informed services to support healing.

The Healing Foundation called for greater understanding of intergenerational trauma to improve the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people, their families and communities on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children rsquo;s Day on 4 August 2017.

Thousands have taken part in a National Sorry Day march in Canberra, in an attempt to improve the correctional system and acknowledge the mistreatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.

Thousands of files documenting the lives of Aboriginal people removed from their families under former government policies have been consolidated by the State Government, making it easier for family members to conduct research.

SNAICC - National Voice for our Children has a dynamic membership base of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled organisations and other individuals and organisations working in the early childhood development, safety and well-being fields.

Do you have a promising practice story you would like to be considered for inclusion on the Healing portal web resource on the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet? The Healing portal is designed to encourage information sharing and collaboration across sectors and locations.

The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet, (HealthInfoNet) in partnership with the Healing Foundation are encouraging those people working in healing, health, justice, education, employment, child protection and family violence to join a valuable online network and newsletter dedicated to this area.

On the ninth anniversary of the Apology to the Stolen Generations, the Healing Foundation is calling for urgent action to address the widespread crisis in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.